What has helped your local community lower antisocial behaviour and crime rates?

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We have a massive moped/ dirtbike/ quad bike Problem in my area. The park and green are unsafe because of it.
Flytipping and littering is a massive problem in the ounces estate but the private estate down the road is always tidy.
I dont know what the answer is.

I was reading about how a town used blue light street lamps so everyone could see the stars and that lowered crime rates as am added bonus. So I'm thinking if natural beauty can lower crime rates does that mean if the council planted some flowers or something would that lower crime rates too?

Massive knife crime problems here too, and drug problems too! I just feel like we are so lucky the area is rich with green spaces for children to play but I wouldn't let my children out because it's so rough.

I had an idea regarding the mopeds. I thought if there were a few trees or shrubs dotted about so that the green has some obstacles on it and the play area part has some obstacles around it then maybe the mopeds wouldn't be able to get so close? The little runts have past knocked children over numerous times and the police can't really do more than put up a sign saying no motorised vehicles.
Sick of not being able to walk on the grass to be honest

Sorry that should say the council estate.

Added info, there are regular litter picks by residents but they can't very well pick up 20 sofas or fridge freezers. council are less than useless with it.

We didn’t have a problem in the first place, OP. I think because we are a village. Everyone knows each other, if kids or teens misbehave, their parents are promptly informed. Also we have a good local church where the kids are made welcome and raised on good Christian principles of care for others etc. And a small local primary, also with a good ethos and church involvement.
I remember when a couple of local boys bullied my daughter at primary, they were a)grounded by parents and b) sent round alone to apologise on my doorstep, which they to their credit, came and did.

Sounds a bit like a dream Baldock! we are in a massive city with about a thousand or more just on this estate alone. Lots of people move in and then move on too. very different to us

@Babdoc

We didn’t have a problem in the first place, OP. I think because we are a village. Everyone knows each other, if kids or teens misbehave, their parents are promptly informed. Also we have a good local church where the kids are made welcome and raised on good Christian principles of care for others etc. And a small local primary, also with a good ethos and church involvement. I remember when a couple of local boys bullied my daughter at primary, they were a)grounded by parents and b) sent round alone to apologise on my doorstep, which they to their credit, came and did.

was this supposed to be helpful or just completely out of touch?

We have arson to add to the mix now. The local teens have really taken to their new hobby and the sky is lit up most nights by their firey offerings. They take videos of the firefighters arriving and put it on TikTok.

Let's just hope they don't move on to mugging pensioners and killing the allotment chickens.

I hate my local community sometimes. Too many feral people about now.

On all honesty I believe it takes a concerted effort by a lot of different dedicated groups.

Look up how they reduced knife crime in Glasgow and Scotland. It took youth projects, education, opportunity and hard hitting action but it yielded massive success. Unfortunately it is incredibly difficult for one member of the community to bring about such change. It needs the local authorities and charities to come together and implement something different.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45572691.amp